Randy Jackson won’t be back for season 14 of American Idol. The music producer and original judge on the Fox singing competition first announced he was exiting after season 12, but returned as a mentor. This time, it appears, it’s for real. “After 13 seasons, I felt now was the perfect time to leave,” said […]
Just one day after announcing a deal with rights agency Merlin, YouTube unveiled Music Key, its ad-free subscription service. Music Key is available for free on an invite-only basis for the “biggest music fans” for six months, and will then cost $7.99 per month. The price will eventually rise to $9.99, and will include a […]
One in five internet users share videos with their social networks more than once a week, according to a new report from Unruly. These “super-sharers” account for 82.4% of all video shares – with 59.4 percent worldwide taking place on Facebook, 13.8 percent on Twitter, 9.3 percent on Google+, 5.7 percent on Tumblr and 3.9 […]
Did Discovery bite off more than it can chew with Eaten Alive, a special featuring snake researcher Paul Rosolie being swallowed by a Giant Green Anaconda? Not if they wanted to grab attention for the special, kicking off the net’s “Mega Week,” Sunday, December 7 at 9p. While a Change.Org petition to boycott the special […]
The NBA is taking an equity stake in fantasy sports company FanDuel, which will serve as the one-day fantasy partner of the league. The multiyear deal will see FanDuel offer the first “Official One-Day Fantasy Basketball Game of the NBA,” that will be free to all fans on NBA.com and FanDuel.com, allowing fans in the […]
ESPN unveiled its roster of men’s college basketball talent for the new season, with more than 1,600 games slated across its family of channels. Assignment highlights include analyst Jay Bilas joining Dan Shulman and reporter Shannon Spake on the Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV game that host’s that day’s College GameDay Driven by State Farm. […]
The Real Housewives of Atlanta cleaned up for Bravo on Sunday. The reality series delivered the net’s highest-rated season premiere ever, with over 3.8 million total viewers and over 2.2 million P18-49, according to Nielsen. The season seven starter was up 23 percent in viewers and 24 percent in the demo versus last year, and […]
Two months after a cliffhanger that left a lead character’s life hanging in the balance, USA picked up season three of Graceland. The spy drama from creator Jeff Eastin delivered an average 2.6 million total viewers and 1.25 among A18-49 in Live+7.
IFC launched online destination IFC Comedy Crib, to feature original and acquired series from the network’s comedians and partnerships with AboveAverage and UCB Comedy. The first series to launch on the platform are unscripted series ClickBait Overload, six episodes of scripted series Laurie, John and Geoff are Married and reality series Comedy Drop. Rolling out […]
Yahoo confirmed its acquisition of video advertising network BrightRoll for a $640 million price tag. BrightRoll serves 87 of the largest U.S. advertisers, 18 of the top 20 ad networks, 15 top agencies, half of the top 50 publishers and 350 video platforms and clocked in $100 million revenue this year.
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